Tire handling stand with movable clamping arbor



June 3, 1952 o. v. TEEGARDEN 2,598,946

TIRE HANDLING STAND WITH MOVABLE CLAWING ARBOR 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed Nov. 29, 1946 HTTOENEYJ 2,598,946 TIRE HANDLING STAND WITH MOVABLE CLAMPING ARBOR Filed Nov. 29, 1946 June 3, 1952 o. v. TEEGARDEN 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 I'll 5 Y MM e 4 m 7 M a M m M m f Patented June 3, 1952 TIRE HANDLING STAND WITH MOVABLE CLAMPING ARBOR Otto V. Teegarden, Gcshen, Ind.

Application November 29, 1946, Serial No. 713,167

8 Claims. 1

My present invention relates to a tire handling stand of the general character shown in my copending application Serial No. 492,684 filed June 29, 1943, the present application being a continuation-in-part thereof. Said copending applica tion is now Patent No. 2,413,010 issued December 24, 1946.

One object of the present invention is to provide a tire handling stand on which a wheel and tire may be rigidly supported for the purpose of easily removing the tire from the wheel and replacing it thereon with a minimum of time and eifort.

Another object is to provide a supporting stand which will support the wheel and tire rigidly in a non-movable position so that tire removing and replacing tools can be used on the tire without slippage or other accidents occurring as when an attempt is made to change a tire lying on the ground or manually held in some other position.

Still another object is to provide a support for a wheel which includes a removable cone element to hold the Wheel on an arbor and a pin to coact with one of the bolt holes of the wheel to prevent it from rotating while removing and replacing the tire on the wheel, the arbor being slidable and the cone element being removable for permitting the wheel to be placed on the arbor. The arbor is also movable in relation to the stand for drawing the cone element toward the stand and thereby the wheel into engagement with the stand and clamped against rotation.

A further object is to provide casing spreader elements supported on the tire handling stand and readily movable to and from an inoperative position out of the way and also to and from an operative position where the casing can be spread considerably to facilitate inspection and repair while the casing remains partially on .the rim of the wheel.

Still a further object is to provide a tire handling stand particularly adapted for use in connection with the present-day drop-center rim and for use with the tire removing tool of my Patent No. 2,378,955 issued June 26, 1945 and the tire replacing tool of my Patent No. 2,421,856 issued June 10, 1947, which are designed to handle all operations in connection with the removal and replacement of the tire relative to the rim of the wheel;

With these and other objects in view, my invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of the various parts of my device whereby the objects contemplated areattained as hereinafter more fully set iorth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tire handling stand embodying my present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 22 of Figure 1 showing the details of a latch release-button.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 showing a casing spreader in use.

Figure 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the head of the tire handling stand showing a wheel being associated therewith.

Figure 6 is a similar view showing the wheel clamped to the head.

Figure 7 is a view similar to the right-hand end of Figure 6 illustrating the parts in a different position, and

Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view on line 8-8 of Figure 5. 7

On the accompanying drawings I have used the reference numeral 10 to indicate a base which is provided with several openings to receive lag screws or bolts 12 for securing the base to'a floor surface. A tubular post 14 extends upwardly from the base l0 and a head H is mounted thereon so that the entire assembly of base l0, post l4 and head H constitute a rigid stand.

The head H has bore [6 (see Figure 5) which receives a tubular arbor IS. The arbor is slidably mounted in the head. The arbor 18 has a rod-like extension 20 passing through the sleeve 22 which'is slidable in a second bore 24 of the head H. A spring 26 is interposed between the arbor l8 and the sleeve 22 and the rod 20 is provided with locknuts 28 between which and the sleeve 22 a second spring 39 is interposed;

The sleeve 22 is adapted to be slid in relation to thehead H by means of a bifurcated bell crank having a pair of arms 32 and a pair of arms 34, the bell crank being connected by a pair of links 35 to the head H. The connections of the parts just described with each other are in the form of cap screws 38, bolts 49 and cap screws 42. The cap screws 38 pivot the arms 32 to the sleeve 22.

,The bolts 40 pivot the bell cranks 32-34 to the links 36. The cap screws 42 pivot the links. 36 to the head H.

The arms 34 of the bell crank are connected to a lever 44 terminating in a handle 46. A latch 48 is provided for the lever 44, the latch being pivoted to the lever at 50. The latch is adapted to coact wtih an eye member 52 extending upwardly from the head I-I. r

The latch 48 is connected by means of a rod 53 with a push-button 54 (see Figure 2). The push-button is slidable in a boss 55 on the handle 46 and a spring 58 is enclosed in the boss for normally raising the push-button 54 and unlatching the latch 48 from the eye member 52.

Within the bore of the tubular arbor I8 I provide a freely ,slidable extension 60 having an opening 62fin its'outer end (left'end in Figures 5 and 8). Inward of the opening 62 there'isan' enlarged socket 64 to receive a Z-shaped. end 66 of a tire replacing tool indicated generally at A in Figure l and constitutingf'the' subject matter; of my Patent No. 2,421,856. This tool when not in use, has its Z-shaped end 66 entered through a perforation 68 of an arm-like bracket l'fro'm which it can be readily removedwhen it'is desired" reached from: a position in: front of the" wheel 'Whhl'iit is desirable: to use them.

The tubulararbor' I8 is provided adjacent its outer end with a pair of opposite bayonetslots I62 end is adapted to have cone elements 0 associatedtherewiththe cone elements" having bayonet pinsIB'f-or coating with the bayonet slots IS. The cone elements'C are made in various sizes to fitdifierentsizesofdi'sc openings BII in the disc- 'wheels 82* which constitute the majority of V resen'uday" wheels:

'I wo di'tl ie cone elementsare-illustrated in Figure 1 and when not in use may'be'supportedon linols fi'fiwhere they are conveniently accessible whemrie'ed'ed- Each cone element C has' 'opposite notches 86 adapted to coact with spring pressed pifis88 (seeFigure; 6) during certain operations of the tire handling stand as will herein further be desc'ribedc head H-slid'ab'l'y suppor'ts aseries of pins .90 kitiated inholes 92: drilled in the" head. These pins carrbe slid to'thefull' lineor dotted-line positidhs of Figure by means of lateral pins 96 eiiteiid-i-ngthrough slots 95 of thehe'ad- H. These pinsare at different distances fromtheaxis of the head as to coact with wheelb'olt holes 98 which are at different distances from the center on differentdnakes of wheels. I have found that four spacings are sufficient to take care of the majority' of standard wheels.

The head H has a disc-like'flang'e Isa (see Fi re 5) surrounding which is a; splitband I02. The band [02 has opposite extensions I04 each terminating in a pair of perforated ears I06 to receive the pivot bolt I08 and eye Iii! bf a tire spri'aderstrap H2 whichis pivoted on each bolt IIIS': These strapsare C-sliape'd' as shown in Figure? 3 and at their outer ends are bifurcated to pro defa pair of perforated ears I M. H Prvtitejd at H6 on the ears II I is a tubular handle I 8 which a;- lfOd-l 120 151 slidablyi mounted. The rodha's a pair of easing en a ing hooks I22 hi1 one side and a head I24 on the other end.

Th1? hddkh' I22 are adapted to enact With the bead I26 of a tire casing I28 as shown in Figure 3 for the purpose of spreading the casingfor conveni'ii'ce in removing and replacing the inner tube and for inspecting the casing when the tube is remtved. 7 7

A clutch for the rod I in relation to the handle I I 8 is'pro'vided in the form of a perforated plate I39 pivoted at I32 and biased by a spring I34 to the binding position shown in Figure 4. By pressing against the plate I38 as indicated by the arrow I35, the clutch is released so that the rod I25 can be pulled outwardly. Due to the angle of the plate I30 the rod can be pushed inwardly at any time and will be held thereafter against outward movement.

Pidctica'lpperatz'ow In the operation of my tire handling stand, after the wheel is removed from the automobile and the bead of the casing loosened from the rim if necessary by a-rub ber hammer or other suitable means, the wheel is mounted on the stand in the following described manner:

With all cone elements C removed from the arb OI 'i S- andttheilever' M in the released position of Figures. 1 and 5, the wheel is placed on the arbor 8" with the central opening 8B of the wheel disc surroundingthe arbor. The proper size of cone element ('2 is then placed on the arbor with its bayonet pins le received in the bayonetslots it; theconeelement 6 being rotated clockwisaso that the' pins-are in the oifset inner endsof-the bayonet slots to prevent the cone-from thereafter being pulled off the arbor I801 thearbor'bei ng pulled out of the cone element. 7

, The next operation'is'to pull the cone element into the opening 867' of the" wheel which is= done by sliding the-arbor-I frem: thepositioni of'Figure S-tbw-ard the rightbyi swinging the lever" All forwardly until the latchtfi can be engaged under the cross piece of the eye 52 as shown in Figure 6. The; coneelement, it willbe noted; is pulled into-the opening and centers-the wheel on the'cone: At thistime the'pin tfi is received in the notch 86 0f the cone element to positively preventre'verse rotati'oncf the cone that: would permit the pins-'78 to come out of the slot 'tfi ancl the spring 39 is un'der slig ht compression which permits rotation of "the wheel SZQon the cone element and the same" time takes care of any slight difference'sgin the position: of the cone elementcaused by variations on different wheels. Larger or smaller cone elements" are of course used for different-size disc openings 8B; but even on the wheel'smade by one manufacturer there ma be slightdifiere'nc'esi and the cone surface in conjunction with thespring 3.6 take care of. this:

Another reason for permitting rotation: of the wheel: 82 is-s'o 'that one of the holes fltimay register with one of the pins 90. The-pins can be. seen throughthe holes 98 0f; thewheel as it is rotated and when that pin which is the proper distance from the center of rotation registers; with the opening, the pin can' be pushed from the solid line" position to the: dotted position of Figure 5:, thereafter preventing further rotation of the wheel. Such. rotation of the wheel is performed manually against the slight frictiono'fi the wheel against the left end of the-head H under the bias of the springw.

After the wheel. has been'looated, preferably with the tire valve at the lower left positionfor convenience of removing the inner tube, it is;-desirable to rigidly lock the wheel against any further rotation, so that thetire removing. and re.- placing' tools can be operated by rotating them relative to: the wheel. Locking is: accomplished by pulling the handle 46 forwardly so that the bell'crank arm's 3 2 and the. links 36 swing from the full line position" to the dotted. position of Figure 6 which further compresses the spring 30 as shown in Figure 7 andthereby increases the friction of the wheel against the head with the spring still taking care of slight irregularities in manufacture of the wheel and/or-cone elements.

With the wheel thus rigidly held the tire replacing tool A is connected to the extension 60 by engaging .the Z hook 66 therein as shown by dotted lines in Figure 8 after which the tool is swung down to the full line position and can thereafter'rotate around the extension 60 as a center. The removing tool B is associated with the replacing tool-as shown in my prior patents, the replacing tool serving as a handle for the removing tool and with about one rotation of the removing tool the tire head of the tire comes off the rim of the wheel 82 as shown in Figure 3.

The (t -shaped straps H2 may then be swung around from an out-of-the-way position back of the Wheel as shown by dotted lines in Figure 3 to an operative position as shown by dash lines. The straps H2 may then be sprung inwardly to the full line position and the hooks I22 engaged with the tire bead I26 whereupon release of the straps will cause them to open somewhat and spread the casing to the full line position for ready removal and replacement of the inner tube and for the purpose of aiding in inspecting the interior of the casing while the inner tube is out. The clutch connection I30 for the rod I20 permits'adjustment of the hooks I22 for different sizes of casings. The hooks, it will be noted, are made Y-shaped or with double ends so as to engage the casing at spaced points and spread the casing substantially evenly throughout its diameter.

The C-shaped straps H2 are mounted on the head H for rotation by means of the elements I I32 surrounding the flange I00. For the purpose of inspecting the casing, the lever 44 may be returned to the full line position of Figure 6, the pin 90 retracted and the wheel rotated for conveniently seeing all portions of its inner surface. The arrangement just described permits rotation of the C -shaped straps H2 With the tire casing during thisoperation. dot-and-dash lines the position of the straps .when' rotated to the vertical instead of the usual horizontal'position shown in Figure 1. 7

After the inner tube has been repaired and the tire casing inspected, the wheel may be locked against rotation by means of the pin 90 and adjustment of the lever M to the dotted. position of Figure 6. The inner tube may then be replaced and the tire replacing tool A used for replacing the casing on the rim of the wheel 82.

During both the replacing and removing operation it is desirable that the replacing tool A be substantially parallel to the plane of the wheel and to accomplish this the Z-shaped hook 66 may have to be adjusted inwardly or outwardly. By having the tool supporting extension 60 freely slidable, such adjustment can easily be made by hand, the most desirable position being one in which the tire removing tool is substantially par allel to the plane in which the wheel rotates. This adjustment is readily accomplished by swinging the outer handle end of the tool after the tool is hooked on the rim of the wheel.

After the tire is back on the wheel, the wheel is released by moving the lever 44 to the position of Figure 1 which moves the cone element C to released position where it can be manually backed ofi relative to the bayonet slots 16. The cone element may then be returned to its hook 84 and the wheel removed and replaced on the automobile.

In Figure 6 I show by During the cone element moving operations and the wheel locking and releasing operations the springs 26 and 30 oppose each other under some tension to serve as a means to resiliently connect the sleeve 22 to the arbor I8 as in Figure 5. This connection permits the arbor to be withdrawn to the position of Figure 6 whereupon the righthand end of thespring 26 is stopped by the hub surrounding the bore 24 and thereafter the spring 30 is compressed more or less depending upon-the position of the lever 44 as shown and described in connection with Figures 6 and '7.

I have found'atire handling stand of the character disclosed very convenient for use in connection with tire removing and replacing tools such as those illustrated at A and B. The stand holds the wheel rigidly when desired and at other times permits rotation for the purpose of aligning the opening 98 with one of the pins 90, or for inspecting the inner surface of the tire casing while it is held spread by the straps I I2 and the hooks I22. All of these features contribute to the performance of tire removing and replacing operations in a minimum of time and cut down substantially on labor. The tire stand is therefore a valuable accessory to a garage or service station.

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my tire handling stand, without departing from the real spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is my intention to cover by my claims any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope without sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

I-claim as my inventionf 1. In the tire handling stand, a rigid post, an arbor extending therefrom for supporting a wheel at its center hole, a cone element to enter said center hole, said cone element having a bayonet pin and slot connection with said arbor, means including a spring connection for moving said arbor toward said post for frictionally engaging said wheel with said post, and means to selectively lock said cone element against rotation or permit it to rotate.

' 2. In a tire handling stand, a rigid support, an arbor extending therefrom for supporting a wheel at its center hole, a cone element to enter said center hole, said cone element having a bayonet pin and slot connection with said arbor, and means for moving said arbor toward said support for frictionally engaging the wheel with the support, said last means including a pair of spaced shoulders on said arbor, a sleeve slidable on said arbor between said shoulders, springs between said shoulders and said sleeve, and means for moving said sleeve for tensioning the wheel against said support.

3. A tire handling stand comprising a rigid support, an arbor extending therefrom, slidable relative thereto and adapted to enter the center hole of a wheel having a tire thereon, a flange element detachably connected with said arbor for engaging the wheel and causing the wheel to engage said support, means for sliding said arbor to effect such engagement, said means comprising toggle linkage having a resilient connection with the arbor, and means for preventing rotation of said wheel relative to said support comprising a plurality of selectively slidable pins at different distances from the center of rotation and coactable with a bolt opening of the wheel.

4. A tire handling stand comprising a rigid 7 sunr rt.v n arbor xtonjns' her irom; lidab elati h retov and ada ted o enter the-center ho e f" a w ee hav ng; a i hereon a flan e element detachably connected with said arbor for a i a d he cau n the wheel to enga e said onort, and; means iorslidin aid arbor to efiectsuch engagement, said 111875 11 com,- prising a sleeve slidable thereon within said sup-.- port, a spring on the arbor at each endofi sa d sleeve and interposed between, the sleeve and a p ir 7 of spac houl ers on aid. a bor and t le linka e for liding said-sl eve. and hrou h it and. sa d springs; slidin saidi a or 5, a, tire; hand-linestand, a. a e a post ex: d n upwardly therefrom. a h ad on aid post; an arbor slidablr arri d. by said head, a wheel nga in flange etaohab v onne ted with said arbor, sa d arbor an flang bein adapted ior m untin a wheel wi the center penin oi'th whe l: urr u ng thelarb r and the dense o eas ng. the wh l i h aid head, means'iiorsliid:

le e a u hio sprin the arbor in one pos t o with h cushioning sprin om-- pressed causing sufiicient frictional engagement toprevent free; rotation of; the wheel; relative to the head but permit manual rotation thereof, a latch for said toggle lever when said arbor is in said one'posi-tion, said head having a projection adaptable for entering a bolt holeof the, wheel for preventing suoh rotation, said toggle lever when moving to a position slightly overcenter, increasing the-"spring pressure and thereby the friction of the wheel against saidhead.

*6. A-tire handling stand comprisinga rigid post, a head thereon, an arbor slidably carried by said head, a wheelengaging element detachably connected with the outer end of said arbor, said arbor and element being adapted for mounting a wheel with the center opening of the wheel surrounding the arbor, means for sliding said arbor toward said head including a cushioning spring, the arbor in-one position with the cushioning spring compressed causing suffioient triction to prevent free rotation of the wheel; relative to said head but permit manual rotation thereof, and a plurality of selectively operable pins at difierent distances fromthe center of rotation for providing- 'coaetion-between said head and the wheeltopositively prevent rotation of the wheel relative to saidhead, 1

7. A tire handling stand comprising a rigid m said arb war aid h ad ncl ding atogr post. a head thereon. an. arbor lidahlsz earnedby said head a Wheel; en a in element de aohably connected with the outer end of said arbor, said rbor and e ement. being adapted for. mounting a, wheel with. the center opening oi the wheel surrounding the arbor, a toggle lever for slidingsaid arbor toward said head, a. cushioning spring between said toggle lever and said: arbQn. the toge gle, lever in; one. position with the cushioning spring partial y compressed causingsufi dcient friction to; prevent free rotation of the wh flLrelaie tive. to said head but permit manual, ro ation th re latch means for said toggle lever in; said oneznosition, eans of coactio betw en said head d: he-wheel, to: p sit vely pr vent rotation f the heel. in r lati to said head. said toss-Le lever in afinal position beyond. said latch, means; moron ing the springpressure. of said cushioning means.

8- In a tire handling stand. a support d ing an arbor to be received: in the center hola oia wheel. having; a tire, thereon, n 8 151 frosty slidable in said arbor and projecting fromorie end thereof, said extension having an axia cess in its outer end provided with a, restric d rance for a hook d. and rotatable. engagement w th a tire handlin tool, said xt ns on, bein :v freely slidable in said arbor, permitting said tool to seek its own adjustmentto, aplane of rotation substantially parallel with the plane of rotation of the wheel. r

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